Courtesy and Consideration
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eṇpatattā leyta leḷiteṉpa yārmāṭṭum / paṇpuṭaimai yeṉṉum vaḻakku.
Because of being easy of access to everyone, the path called the possession of humane character is easy to reach, so they say — the commentator adding that the path itself is a difficult one.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who easy access give to every man, they say, / Of kindly courtesy will learn with ease the way.”
“Courteousness, they say, cometh easily to those who receive all men with open arms.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
யார்மாட்டும் எண் பதத்தால்= யாவர்மாட்டும் எளிய செவ்வியர் ஆதலால்; பண்புடைமை என்னும் வழக்கு எய்தல் எளிது என்ப= அரிதாய பண்புடைமை என்னும் நன்னெறியினை எய்துதல் எளிது என்று சொல்லுவர் நூலோர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Because of being easy of access to everyone, the path called the possession of humane character is itself easy to reach, so they say.